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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
Explain how you installed the fax component.
Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
See if this helps:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132 2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files? Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
Hi Russ,
The fax component is embedded in Windows XP. All I need is the CD and then I can activate the fax component. I dont have an analog fax modem, I have phone service thru my cable company an it works just like any telephone land line with the same features. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Explain how you installed the fax component. Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
Hi Hal,
That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company and it works just like any land phone line works with all the same features. I have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP CD to insert when prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It seems as though Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP when they sold it to me and the portion they neglected to install has the driver for the fax component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy anything without getting the CD, Sharewear biz sux. Regards, "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote: See if this helps: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132 2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files? Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
Read the link posted by Hal. It is not outdated. Moreover, you cannot use
fax without an analog fax modem. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "White Horse" wrote in message ... Hi Russ, The fax component is embedded in Windows XP. All I need is the CD and then I can activate the fax component. I dont have an analog fax modem, I have phone service thru my cable company an it works just like any telephone land line with the same features. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Explain how you installed the fax component. Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
White Horse wrote:
Hi Hal, That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company and it works just like any land phone line works with all the same features. I have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP CD to insert when prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It seems as though Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP when they sold it to me and the portion they neglected to install has the driver for the fax component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy anything without getting the CD, Sharewear biz sux. Regards, "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote: See if this helps: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132 2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files? Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim 1. The link Hal gave you is not outdated as far as fax install questions are concerned. 2. You almost certainly do NOT need a Windows XP CD, because OEMs such as Gateway put all the required files on your hard drive in the C:\i386 directory. 3. Regardless of what telephone "features" your cable company supports, your analog fax modem may not work reliably over that service. This is entirely separate from whether your analog fax modem is compatible with the notoriously finicky Windows XP Fax software. Check with your cable company. The bottom line is that you should be able to install Windows XP Fax with little problem ... if you take the time to read the information at the link provided. Whether it will actually work to send or receive faxes is much more questionable. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
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How do you activate the fax component in XP?
It's possible that Dell did not do what it should have. It's more likely
that the file is in an unexpected location. (or even in one of the cab files.) "Lem" wrote in message ... White Horse wrote: Hi Hal, That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company and it works just like any land phone line works with all the same features. I have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP CD to insert when prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It seems as though Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP when they sold it to me and the portion they neglected to install has the driver for the fax component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy anything without getting the CD, Sharewear biz sux. Regards, "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote: See if this helps: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132 2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files? Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com "White Horse" wrote in message news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me?? Thanks, Jim 1. The link Hal gave you is not outdated as far as fax install questions are concerned. 2. You almost certainly do NOT need a Windows XP CD, because OEMs such as Gateway put all the required files on your hard drive in the C:\i386 directory. 3. Regardless of what telephone "features" your cable company supports, your analog fax modem may not work reliably over that service. This is entirely separate from whether your analog fax modem is compatible with the notoriously finicky Windows XP Fax software. Check with your cable company. The bottom line is that you should be able to install Windows XP Fax with little problem ... if you take the time to read the information at the link provided. Whether it will actually work to send or receive faxes is much more questionable. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm |
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